Jason Chin
1) Redwoods
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English
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A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read.
5) Grand Canyon
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English
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"An exploration of the Grand Canyon on a grand scale, as only Jason Chin can illustrate and explain"--
6) Gravity
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English
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What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity. Author Jason Chin takes this complex subject and makes it brilliantly accessible to young listeners in this innovative book. His expansive but simple narrative does justice to the subject at hand, looking at the concept of gravity in a whole new way. From the redwoods to the oceans to a small island,...
7) Watercress
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English
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"While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her...
8) Coral reefs
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English
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"During an ordinary visit to the library, a girl pulls a not-so-ordinary book from the shelves. As she turns the pages in this book about coral reefs, the city around her slips away and she finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea and the mysterious plants and animals that live, hunt, and hide there." -- From publisher.
11) Chinese New Year
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English
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Chinese New Year begins each January or February on the first day of the new year in China's traditional calendar. This 15-day celebration is the most important holiday in Chinese communities all over the world. The celebration includes fireworks, costumes, dancers, parades, gifts of lucky money", family gatherings and feasting, and the Festival of Lanterns. It is a time to remember loved ones that have died, celebrate the past year, and look towards...
13) El Gran Cañón
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Vista Higher Learning/Santillana USA
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"An exploration of the Grand Canyon"--
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Publisher
Collins
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The almighty explosion that destroyed the volcano island of Krakatoa was followed by an immense tsunami that killed more than thirty thousand people. The effects of the waves were felt as far away as France, and bodies were washed up in Zanzibar. In this illustrated account based on Simon Winchester's bestselling Krakatoa, the colossal explosion is brought to vivid life. From the ominous warnings leading up to the eruption to the wave of killings...
17) Coral reefs
Publisher
Dreamscape Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"During a visit to the library, a young girl discovers a strange book about coral reefs and suddenly finds herself surrounded by the coral cities of the sea." --
18) Gravity
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Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"The complex subject of gravity is made brilliantly accessible to young viewers in this unusual, innovative video adaptation of Jason Chin's picture book." --
19) Grand canyon
Publisher
Dreamscape Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Follow a father and daughter as they make their way through the Grand Canyon, a cavernous wonder that₂s home to an astonishing variety of plants and animals." --